"Conversations During Sleep" is Michele Wolf’s debut book, but it has none of the raw feel of a typical first book. Wolf has clearly waited a long time for this book; substantial as it is, it might almost be taken for a “new and... Read More

The cover art of "Rootbound"—a shadow-picture of flowers and leaves—fits the domestic, carefully crafted quality of Jeanne Emmon’s first book of poems. This is meant descriptively, not dismissively. These are moving, exacting poems... Read More

Central character Nick Gallagher is an aspiring boxer who tends bar at the Blue Paradise, located in the unfashionable district of Manhattan known as Hell’s Kitchen. Author Matt Bloom, a former boxer and bartender himself, not... Read More

This book goes a long way in demystifying the topic of multimedia with an emphasis on music and the music industry. The book opens with an exceptionally good overview of the different CD standards, including audio, enhanced audio and... Read More

You can become a millionaire. By saving enough money, regularly, everyone can have a million dollars. Ed Dzwonkowski, a certified financial planner, explains this theory simply and well. By saving $268 per month for 35 years, you will... Read More

“Dad, do I have good karma?” Such a vexing but valid question certainly deserves a considered answer, but parents would be hard pressed to find one in the standard set of encyclopedias. While World Book and Britannica do a solid job... Read More

Turning the Feather Around: My Life in Art is a surprising read, not only for the facts that lie in George Morrison’s life story, but also how Margot Fortuna to Galt skillfully crafted the 30 or so interviews with Morrison and his... Read More

In this cinematically potent novel, we meet protagonist, Katherine Dennison, who suffers from a series of acute personality foibles due to the death of her son and subsequent divorce from her husband. She has spent the last three years... Read More